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you have also been a big to champion of energy and energy policy in the past decade. the discovery of natural gas has changed the economy. your concern has been america's energy independence. where do you think this new discovery of this resource will lead us in the next decade? >> eid is incredibly positive for the u.s. already we have gone from 60% energy dependent down to 40% and there is news that we could be even more independent in the next decades. instead of buying scarce energy supplies from people who do not particularly like us, we could be spending that money here at home. think of the difference it could make to the economic strength of the u.s. think what it will mean for job opportunities and the economic strength of america. and natural gas is a cleaner resource. and our progress has not just been on oil and gas. it has also been a renewables. in my state, nearly 10% of the energy is provided by wind power. you go all across north dakota and uc giant wind -- you can see giant wind turbines. on top of that, increased fuel efficiency in cars, a dramatic
you have also been a big to champion of energy and energy policy in the past decade. the discovery of natural gas has changed the economy. your concern has been america's energy independence. where do you think this new discovery of this resource will lead us in the next decade? >> eid is incredibly positive for the u.s. already we have gone from 60% energy dependent down to 40% and there is news that we could be even more independent in the next decades. instead of buying scarce energy...
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a good energy, good sound energy policy. two of my opponents talk about renewables. let's face reality. green energy accounts for 2% of electricity being generated. if not enough for the united states of america. we have to move forward with compromised with well-thought-out petitioning. >> moderator: and ursala. rozum: would only get 2% of our energy from renewables was correct years ago but it's no longer correct. bernat and 14% of our electricity from energy according to the u.s. energy information agency. the cost of renewable continues to go down, while the cost of fossil fuels, especially unconventional fossil fuels is going up due to the high risk, to the accidents that are going to happen if we phrack for deep arctic drilling. >> moderator: that is the question and response section of our debate. we now turn to closing statements. we hear first from dan maffei. maffei: well, want to thank everybody for participating in this debate. this indeed has been a rough-and-tumble campaign. and i do have to say that i admire m
a good energy, good sound energy policy. two of my opponents talk about renewables. let's face reality. green energy accounts for 2% of electricity being generated. if not enough for the united states of america. we have to move forward with compromised with well-thought-out petitioning. >> moderator: and ursala. rozum: would only get 2% of our energy from renewables was correct years ago but it's no longer correct. bernat and 14% of our electricity from energy according to the u.s....
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energy revolution run its course. it might save us yet. let our entrepreneurs and workers face new directions and an american renaissance may be just ahead. by all means, let's hear no more talk of decline and decadence, the end of america, and all the rest. we have nothing to lose but our gains. there is a revolution to be one. let's get started. [applause] thank you. >> thank you very much for a thought-provoking lecture. we will now turn to your questions. after jim takes a few of your questions, we will have a reception in the lobby. there's already one in the back. >> fire away. >> thank you for that presentation. i'm a hillsdale graduate and a writer with the "washington free beacon. much has been made of the republican loss in 2012. do you think the next regime party could be a renovated republican party where we take the loss of 2012 and change everything around or do you think the democrats will learn from some of their errors in the past and reform their party? see that far into the future. i was not surpris
energy revolution run its course. it might save us yet. let our entrepreneurs and workers face new directions and an american renaissance may be just ahead. by all means, let's hear no more talk of decline and decadence, the end of america, and all the rest. we have nothing to lose but our gains. there is a revolution to be one. let's get started. [applause] thank you. >> thank you very much for a thought-provoking lecture. we will now turn to your questions. after jim takes a few of your...
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this will give your energy. despite changing the will you will save the energy. we can monitor what you are doing. they can collect information. all of these things you can share with your friends. you can put it on facebook. it is a very good way to increase the number of sites in copenhagen. instead collecting air miles, you collect green miles. this was the initial prototype. now we have these in cars. we are getting very close to its. hopefully, it will be here next year. >> come up on the stage. this is the vice president and director of the metropolitan policy program at the brookings institution. he will be joined by a bunch of other panelists for how far can innovations take our cities. >> thanks. while they get ready, i wanted to thank the sponsors here and think what you have done. you have taken a very broad view of technology and innovation. he said right at the beginning. it is not just about the next. it is about connecting the dots between technology and manufacturing. technology and innovation is drive cities. it takes cities to drive the national
this will give your energy. despite changing the will you will save the energy. we can monitor what you are doing. they can collect information. all of these things you can share with your friends. you can put it on facebook. it is a very good way to increase the number of sites in copenhagen. instead collecting air miles, you collect green miles. this was the initial prototype. now we have these in cars. we are getting very close to its. hopefully, it will be here next year. >> come up...
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of energy at large. it does not take anything from anyone. it means when the president wants to talk about energy strategy, that he has got a mechanism and a single point of contact that is responsible for the orchestration and the development of producing such a document. this is, we think, is reasonable and will be good for the country economically and will be good for americans to know that we do have a strategy and is articulated and you can read it in documents and it is also good for america's leadership role on the globe as energy becomes more and more a very significant part of the problems that face of growing populations. thank you. >> this was patterned after the concept of what we have at the pentagon. it is different. it is not command or control. it is pretty amazing to think all these different departments and agencies and players do not come together in some coordinated way to sit down and talk about what we need to do in energy than the agriculture has a piece of this. i think you mentio
of energy at large. it does not take anything from anyone. it means when the president wants to talk about energy strategy, that he has got a mechanism and a single point of contact that is responsible for the orchestration and the development of producing such a document. this is, we think, is reasonable and will be good for the country economically and will be good for americans to know that we do have a strategy and is articulated and you can read it in documents and it is also good for...
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doubling of renewable energy. these things are some of the changes in environmental law relative to the missions -- they are all part of that effort. we have got to do more. we have to build on that. but it is certainly a commitment. one thing we recognize is that it does not have to be a competition between our economy and our health, because renewable energy and clean energy have economic benefits that are pronounced, and people understand that. so we highlighted the issues we felt needed to be highlighted for voters who are going to make the decision in the election, but the president's agenda is reflected in his work, and i expect he will continue to work hardn this issue is. >> let's take these last questions as we wrap this up. >> thanks for coming back to the university of chicago. i have a quick follow up. yourding super pac's -- just now reclaim your concerns abou an amended money in campaign financing. on the other hand, we saw earlier today had democrats were already oiling up their machines for 2014 an
doubling of renewable energy. these things are some of the changes in environmental law relative to the missions -- they are all part of that effort. we have got to do more. we have to build on that. but it is certainly a commitment. one thing we recognize is that it does not have to be a competition between our economy and our health, because renewable energy and clean energy have economic benefits that are pronounced, and people understand that. so we highlighted the issues we felt needed to...
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>> in iowa and colorado, wind energy tax credit. there was an issue that was important in both of those states. obviously models, jobs, the president jobs plan. and i think taxes. we had a fight where you had the president advocating to increase taxes on people who made more than $250,000 a year. >> looking ahead at the agenda, how big is climate energy? >> if you look at what to this country needs to do to create jobs, having a sound energy policy makes incredible sense. i think there are it a lot of voters who cared deeply about this. i think a lot of the youth of voters have said repeatedly this is an issue they want addressed moving forward. it needs to be addressed and, from an economic standpoint and for the future of the country. >> you think the president will do something dramatic? >> he has a plan to move forward. >> is the new democratic movement dead or no longer relevant? >> i think that our party has always been the big party and we have different views and that is healthy. that is exactly why i believe i am a democrat
>> in iowa and colorado, wind energy tax credit. there was an issue that was important in both of those states. obviously models, jobs, the president jobs plan. and i think taxes. we had a fight where you had the president advocating to increase taxes on people who made more than $250,000 a year. >> looking ahead at the agenda, how big is climate energy? >> if you look at what to this country needs to do to create jobs, having a sound energy policy makes incredible sense. i...
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use the energy and create jobs. [applause] let's help the workers in between jobs get the skills they need and help the kids in our inner cities get out of the schools that are trapping them in poverty and give them a good education so they can get on with their lives. cut spending. balance the budget and stop the washington knows best and we can keep spending money we do not have. let's champion of small businesses. this is bigger than that. this just is not getting jobs. it just isn't creating energy. it is bigger than that. america, it is an idea. it is not just a country with a flag. it is not just wisconsin or ohio or california or maine, it is an idea. you know, it is the only country founded on an idea. the idea is really clear. thomas jefferson said it so well in the declaration of independence. our rights come from nature and nature's god, not from government. that is the answer to the american idea. [applause] our founders established this. i see cheese heads all over. it makes me hungry sometimes when i s
use the energy and create jobs. [applause] let's help the workers in between jobs get the skills they need and help the kids in our inner cities get out of the schools that are trapping them in poverty and give them a good education so they can get on with their lives. cut spending. balance the budget and stop the washington knows best and we can keep spending money we do not have. let's champion of small businesses. this is bigger than that. this just is not getting jobs. it just isn't...
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we will develop traditional sources of energy. today we are less dependent on foreign oil than any time in the past two decades. it is not enough just to produce more oil and natural gas. we also increased fuel standards. your car will go farther on a gallon of gas. i want to build on the progress we have made doubling clean energy. i want fuel-efficient cars and .ong-lasting batteries an i want to manufacture here in the united states. i want them manufactured right here in colorado. by the way, it will be good for our environment. it will help conserve the natural beauty of this state. we can do that. i want to make it a national mission to educate our kids and treat our workers better than anyone else in the world. i want to recruit 100,000 matt and science teachers, train 2 million workers at community colleges. i want to work with our universities to keep tuition growth low, cut in half over the next 10 years. we can do that. my plan will actually cut the deficit unlike governor romney's. it will cut the deficit by $4 trillio
we will develop traditional sources of energy. today we are less dependent on foreign oil than any time in the past two decades. it is not enough just to produce more oil and natural gas. we also increased fuel standards. your car will go farther on a gallon of gas. i want to build on the progress we have made doubling clean energy. i want fuel-efficient cars and .ong-lasting batteries an i want to manufacture here in the united states. i want them manufactured right here in colorado. by the...
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how would you vote on energy issues? >> i think energy is of extreme importance. drives our economy. we need to focus on renewable resources with regards to the investment of the federal government and the government that stays out of the way with respect to the private market otherwise. we have our tax dollars going -- the money you sent into the federal government -- going acts on mobile. instead of sending money there, halis to be invested in green energies. we have a tremendous swing belt that runs to this district. there are people who would love to get their work if they have subsidies available. building the giant blades for those wind farms. they got governmental assistance. i would like to see us invest in that fashion. >> yes or no? >> yes. >> yes. >> two minutes. >> does it start again? all right. [laughter] it is not mathematical reality to think we can run the america on -- our supplies are going down. they are going down because of the burdens and regulatory environments shutting down power plants. what we have to do is look at my energy plan. it is
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making sure that we are controlling our own energy, but not only the energy of today, but also the energy of the future. all of those things will make a difference, so the point is the commitments i've made, i've kept. and those that i haven't been able to keep, it's not for lack of trying and we're going to get it done in a second term. but, you should pay attention to this campaign, because governor romney has made some commitments as well. and i suspect he'll keep those too. you know when members of the republican congress say, "we're going to sign a no tax pledge, so that we don't ask a dime for millionaires and billionaires to reduce our deficit so we can still invest in education, and helping kids go to college. he said, "me too." when they said, "we're going to cut planned parenthood funding." he said, "me too." when he said, "we're going to repeal obamacare. first thing i'm going to do," despite the fact that it's the same health care plan that he passed in massachusetts and is working well. he said, "me too." that is not the kind of leadership that you need, but you should expect
making sure that we are controlling our own energy, but not only the energy of today, but also the energy of the future. all of those things will make a difference, so the point is the commitments i've made, i've kept. and those that i haven't been able to keep, it's not for lack of trying and we're going to get it done in a second term. but, you should pay attention to this campaign, because governor romney has made some commitments as well. and i suspect he'll keep those too. you know when...
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energy interests, clean energy projects, and securing access to energy resources at 1:00 p.m. eastern. a number of senate debates beginning at 4:00 with the connecticut race. this is the fourth time they are facing off for the seat to replace retiring senator joe lieberman. the debate will be light at 4:00 p.m. here on c-span. as 7:00, former governors tim kane and al and square off in one of the closest races. it will be live from virginia tech at 7:00 p.m. eastern. it is followed by a wisconsin senate debate, the second time that our meeting for the seat of retiring senator. the debate is from university of wisconsin marathon county campus life at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tonight at 9:00, president obama and mitt romney arcing of speakers at the 67th annual alfred e. smith dinner. it has been a tradition of the dinner to invite presidential candidates in election years to make humorous remarks about themselves and the other candidate. here is a little more about the dinner. >> what is the owl smith dinner and how did it come about? >> it is most famous as a place the presidential
energy interests, clean energy projects, and securing access to energy resources at 1:00 p.m. eastern. a number of senate debates beginning at 4:00 with the connecticut race. this is the fourth time they are facing off for the seat to replace retiring senator joe lieberman. the debate will be light at 4:00 p.m. here on c-span. as 7:00, former governors tim kane and al and square off in one of the closest races. it will be live from virginia tech at 7:00 p.m. eastern. it is followed by a...
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energy independence and the repeal of obamacare. thank you for tuning in and i am confident at the end of this debate, i will have earned your vote on november 6 to go to washington as your member of congress. thank you. >> let's get right to the questioning. there is a new proposal to build a stadium and complex for the buffalo bills along the city's waterfront. the current stadium expires in 2013. do you think a downtown stadium is a viable alternative? >> i am not sure that is going to be the right location. we have to get that lease signed. when chris collins was county executive, there was an opportunity to put this to bed. we're coming down to the 11th hour and we have to make sure we take care of ensuring the buffalo bills stay here. we have to step up and help them. the stadium is becoming obsolete and we need to make sure they have got the best resources. our identity is linked to the buffalo bills, even when they have their ups and downs, this area loves an underdog. it is a resource we have to protect. the idea of the sta
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i was an engineer with a passion to try a lot of new stuff and i have a lot of energy. i hired people because i could not do myself what i wanted to do, and so i had employee's. and i respected the work that they did because i gave them good salaries and the very best dental and health insurance, better than lockheed. and i never thought that i was there to grow a business or to make a profit. in fact, the number one thing -- and i always said that even to those who held stock in my company -- the number one thing, the biggest priority for my employees was to have fun. i enjoyed the accomplishment of breakthroughs and the fun of a first applied. and everyone who worked for me deserved to have that enjoyment. the second priority was the families of the employees have fun. that is why we provided good salaries and good health care and so on. the third priority, no cutting to make a profit. it is tough to say that to a stockholder or a board member. but every company i have ever seen go bankrupt, they started having fun -- they stop having fun before that. when people have
i was an engineer with a passion to try a lot of new stuff and i have a lot of energy. i hired people because i could not do myself what i wanted to do, and so i had employee's. and i respected the work that they did because i gave them good salaries and the very best dental and health insurance, better than lockheed. and i never thought that i was there to grow a business or to make a profit. in fact, the number one thing -- and i always said that even to those who held stock in my company --...
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energy policy and the energy grid. spotlighthis week's focus on the jeffrey leonard piece on the future of natural gas and the challenges of an aging electrical grid. jeffrey leonard, start with the first half of this equation and explain what you mean when you say that the natural gas boom could be the biggest game changer in global politics and economics in a generation. guest: things have changed so fast in the energy picture in the united states. a few years ago it seemed that we would need to import large amounts from abroad in order to meet our natural gas supply in this country. today there is so much gas available and more projected to become available in this country that it is creating opportunities for electricity generation for gas, creating opportunities for industries to go back to the united states. chemical, fertilizers, adding large amounts of money back into the economy. the energy picture looks a lot different than it did a few years ago. host: this natural gas boom that we have, why do you say we ar
energy policy and the energy grid. spotlighthis week's focus on the jeffrey leonard piece on the future of natural gas and the challenges of an aging electrical grid. jeffrey leonard, start with the first half of this equation and explain what you mean when you say that the natural gas boom could be the biggest game changer in global politics and economics in a generation. guest: things have changed so fast in the energy picture in the united states. a few years ago it seemed that we would need...
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i established the hawaii clean energy initiative. my opponent cannot point to one thing she has done and has had a lasting impact on hawaii. the next person we send to washington will have to get along with everyone. my opponent has said she attacked national of publicans to republicans. it is too risky to send my opponent to the senate. she is not a strong leader. she has no history of getting things done. she does not work well with others. you have not agreed with me on everything, but you know me and five record. i ask for your continued trust so i can get things done in washington for the people of hawaii. thank you for participating in tonight's debate. we like to paint our panelists -- we would like to thank our panelists. we want to thank our viewers for tuning in and logging on. the general election is three weeks from tonight. stay with us for complete coverage of commencement 2012. our coverage on election day begins at to a clock with diane sawyer following the presidential race and other election news. lee will begin cov
i established the hawaii clean energy initiative. my opponent cannot point to one thing she has done and has had a lasting impact on hawaii. the next person we send to washington will have to get along with everyone. my opponent has said she attacked national of publicans to republicans. it is too risky to send my opponent to the senate. she is not a strong leader. she has no history of getting things done. she does not work well with others. you have not agreed with me on everything, but you...
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we create a product we need, energy. we export that product and create jobs that can't be shipped overseas. they stay right here in the state of nevada. then you build the pipeline. but you have to have ironclad gurentees that the oil going through the pipeline stays here in the united states to lower the cost of energy. any opponent had an opportunity vote for an amendment that would do that but he voted against it. as the oil goes down to the gulf coast, it's going to be put on tankers and stonet countries like china. i'm not interested in lowering the cost of energy to people in china. i'm interested in lowering the cost of energy to people right here in the united states. so you build that pipeline but you make sure unlike my opponent that we're keeping the oil that's running through that pipeline here in the united states of america to lower our price at the pump. >> every middle class family understands the impact of the energy cost in this country. energy prices have doubled in the last four years. i want to go ba
we create a product we need, energy. we export that product and create jobs that can't be shipped overseas. they stay right here in the state of nevada. then you build the pipeline. but you have to have ironclad gurentees that the oil going through the pipeline stays here in the united states to lower the cost of energy. any opponent had an opportunity vote for an amendment that would do that but he voted against it. as the oil goes down to the gulf coast, it's going to be put on tankers and...
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he wants their energy costs now. that is what will keep energy -- otter jobs here in ohio. that is what mitt romney is going to. balks, we are in the fourth quarter. the score is tied. we're in the red zone. we got the momentum on our side. are we going to be sure that we take mitt romney over the goal line in the next eight days? ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, mitt romney. b >> thank you. what an avon lake welcome. thank you so very much. thank you, senator portman, and the lieutenant governor has been going with us all over the state. her support means everything in the world. the senator was my sparring partner. he was really strong. i finally -- it is nice not to argue with him all the time. withs good to have withhim me on the campaign trail. we have got to reelect him as the next congressman from the district, and we have other folks you may know. chairman reince priebus, and the former cleveland browns great gary baxter is here. we appreciate his support in the campaign. i have been heartened by the support that our campaign is receivi
he wants their energy costs now. that is what will keep energy -- otter jobs here in ohio. that is what mitt romney is going to. balks, we are in the fourth quarter. the score is tied. we're in the red zone. we got the momentum on our side. are we going to be sure that we take mitt romney over the goal line in the next eight days? ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, mitt romney. b >> thank you. what an avon lake welcome. thank you so very much. thank you,...
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the epa does not want to block energy innovation, they are trying to block the energy effect of this production. the president is for clean coal. by talking about the cost and other benefits, you are shortsighted. >> in the context of manufacturing, there is a valley of death between us and the infrastructure that allows us to get to natural gas, which i disagree with. all of the plants that are coming on line as soon we will be moving to natural gas. do i have a five-year window to invest in china rather than the united states? >> how could this be a valley of debt when you look at the actual facts of the prices and the exploration, and the amount we are pulling out of the ground. i think it was 2011, the first time in 60 years we were and next -- a net exporter of petroleum products. >> when you talk about the infrastructure of power distribution, we have low prices and lots of supplies but that the infrastructure is there to drive it into energy costs -- one reason you see people saying that we should export natural gas and coal -- >> the epa is now preventing them from using natu
the epa does not want to block energy innovation, they are trying to block the energy effect of this production. the president is for clean coal. by talking about the cost and other benefits, you are shortsighted. >> in the context of manufacturing, there is a valley of death between us and the infrastructure that allows us to get to natural gas, which i disagree with. all of the plants that are coming on line as soon we will be moving to natural gas. do i have a five-year window to...
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not only does it raise our taxes and cost american energy jobs, it raise ours gas prices. how is that good for consumers and families? so it's an anti-american energy job, pro high gas tax bill that all of a sudden calls for the kind of disclosure they weren't willing to disclose when they jammed obamacare through. this is not serious and i reject -- >> will the gentleman yield on the last point? mr. ryan: i urge my colleagues to vote no on the motion to reeconomy. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to recommit. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes visit. the gentleman from maryland. >> i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the -- does the gentleman ask for the yeas and nays? mr. van hollen: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in support of the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. this 15-minute vote on the motion will be followed by a five-minute vote on h.r. 6443 if
not only does it raise our taxes and cost american energy jobs, it raise ours gas prices. how is that good for consumers and families? so it's an anti-american energy job, pro high gas tax bill that all of a sudden calls for the kind of disclosure they weren't willing to disclose when they jammed obamacare through. this is not serious and i reject -- >> will the gentleman yield on the last point? mr. ryan: i urge my colleagues to vote no on the motion to reeconomy. the speaker pro...
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affordable energy. bringing down the cost of heating our homes and gas in our cars and powering factories. imagine if a company could hire more people. the third is a stronger tax base for our community. imagine if we had a new source of revenue to take care of our senior citizens without raising taxes at all. organic to our state and country. the fourth, it is national security. we produce as much energy as possible in the united states. think about what has happened over the past couple of months, libya, and our embassy over run, our ambassador killed. in egypt, the american flag brought down. in egypt, the persecution of coptic christians throughout egypt. in saudi arabia, we -- women are still treated as second-class citizens. in iran, roadside bombs against american troops. in venezuela, calling for that is correct -- destruction for our way of life. we can do that or we can depend on counties, ohio, the list goes on and on. let me leave you with this commitment. there is going to be a day when i g
affordable energy. bringing down the cost of heating our homes and gas in our cars and powering factories. imagine if a company could hire more people. the third is a stronger tax base for our community. imagine if we had a new source of revenue to take care of our senior citizens without raising taxes at all. organic to our state and country. the fourth, it is national security. we produce as much energy as possible in the united states. think about what has happened over the past couple of...
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i want to control our own energy by developing oil and natural gas, but also the energy sources of the future. yes, i want to reduce our deficit by cutting spending that we don't need, but also by asking the wealthy to do a little bit more so that we can invest in things like research and technology that are the key to a 21st century economy. as commander in chief, i will maintain the strongest military in the world, keep faith with our troops and go after those who would do us harm. but after a decade of war, i think we all recognize we got to do some nation building here at home, rebuilding our roads, our bridges and especially caring for our veterans who've sacrificed so much for our freedom. you know, we've been through tough times, but we always bounce back because of our character, because we pull together. and if i have the privilege of being your president for another four years, i promise you i will always listen to your voices, i will fight for your families and i will work every single day to make sure that america continues to be the greatest nation on earth. thank you. >>
i want to control our own energy by developing oil and natural gas, but also the energy sources of the future. yes, i want to reduce our deficit by cutting spending that we don't need, but also by asking the wealthy to do a little bit more so that we can invest in things like research and technology that are the key to a 21st century economy. as commander in chief, i will maintain the strongest military in the world, keep faith with our troops and go after those who would do us harm. but after...
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coal is 30% of where the energy is coming from. we can actually do a lot of things. all of the solar panels we have out here. this is where we are going in the long run. there's things we can do to generate more revenue to support our community colleges. >> thank you. k-12 education is a function of state government and the federal government, ungratefully. the federal government provides a% of the funding that goes into local schools. with that 8% comes 70% of the mandates and stipulations and paperwork that tied the hands of local schools, teachers, administrators. with regards to what the federal government should do, your question is very relevant with low risk pools. rural schools are having the problem, what is the future like the navajo station or the coronado power plant which the epa is trying to shut down. if you want to affect local schools, and allow the epa to move ahead and impose restrictions that will force the power plants to shut down. it is devastation in a local community. we have seen that happen in my home town of snowflake. we have a paper mill
coal is 30% of where the energy is coming from. we can actually do a lot of things. all of the solar panels we have out here. this is where we are going in the long run. there's things we can do to generate more revenue to support our community colleges. >> thank you. k-12 education is a function of state government and the federal government, ungratefully. the federal government provides a% of the funding that goes into local schools. with that 8% comes 70% of the mandates and...
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energy production in 2014. we will be joined by adam sieminski and frank verrastro. >> i think writers institute is something that is very important within the culture. we are a culture of words, of voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to invasion -- envision things. we ourselves are not completely tied to print on the page, but there is no other art forms so readily accessible other than perhaps film, which we work with, too. there is something in literature that just captures the human spirit. >> this weekend, joined "book tv" and "american history tv" as we look at the historic and literary life of new york's capital, albany. >> the chiefs of staff had to make the plan for the invasion of japan without considering the atomic bomb. it was estimated it would cost 700,000. >> i choose to honor both, both the sacrifice of american servicemen fighting their way to the pacific and of a little girl who died as a result of an atomic bombing. it is unimaginable but that must of been like -- what tha
energy production in 2014. we will be joined by adam sieminski and frank verrastro. >> i think writers institute is something that is very important within the culture. we are a culture of words, of voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to invasion -- envision things. we ourselves are not completely tied to print on the page, but there is no other art forms so readily accessible other than perhaps film, which we work with, too. there is something in literature that just...
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we doubled the production of clean energy. which promises to reduce the utilization of fossil fuels for power generation. and we continue to invest in potential breakthrough technologies that could further remove carbon from our atmosphere. but we haven't done as much as we need to. so what i'm going to be doing over the next several weeks, next several months, is having a conversation a wide-ranging conversation with scientists, engineers, and elected officials to find out what more can we do to make short-term progress in reducing carbon and then working through an education process that i think is necessary, a discussion, a conversation across the country about what realistically can we do long-term to make sure that this is not something we're passing on to future generations that's going to be very expensive and very pain to feel deal with? i don't know what either democrats or republicans are prepared to do at this point. because this is one of those issues that is not just a partisan issue. i also think there's regional
we doubled the production of clean energy. which promises to reduce the utilization of fossil fuels for power generation. and we continue to invest in potential breakthrough technologies that could further remove carbon from our atmosphere. but we haven't done as much as we need to. so what i'm going to be doing over the next several weeks, next several months, is having a conversation a wide-ranging conversation with scientists, engineers, and elected officials to find out what more can we do...
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we have the department of energy locations here. i take a negative reaction from people who say government employees do not contribute to the economy. i think most historians, republicans or democrats, would agree if not for the construction of the hoover dam, we would not see las vegas as we do today. we have significant resources forth. all these employees of the federal government are buying homes and paying taxes when they buy their homes. they are buying groceries and shopping at these private industries and it visiting our casinos. for people to suggest because you are an employee of the government you do not contribute to the economy or our community, i think it is a false statement. host: let's go to emma from texas on the democratic line. caller: good morning. my comment was for the mexican lady who called in during the last segment talking about president obama. president obama has done more for the mexicans than blacks. i am black. the mexican women have all the jobs here and are very disrespectful to black women. i don't
we have the department of energy locations here. i take a negative reaction from people who say government employees do not contribute to the economy. i think most historians, republicans or democrats, would agree if not for the construction of the hoover dam, we would not see las vegas as we do today. we have significant resources forth. all these employees of the federal government are buying homes and paying taxes when they buy their homes. they are buying groceries and shopping at these...
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first thing is energy. east china sea, when president hu jintao made a visit to japan in 2008, we made agreement with the chinese government to exploit the oil wells in east china sea. we wanted to start the consultation based on agreement that china refusing to hold meetings. even though there was agreement between the two leaders of the countries, no development. we're very much disappointed with that situation. a sobering issue, there are claiming it is their island. a totally different dimension from the energy issue. human rights. we also highly regarded human- rights to impress the importance of the human rights in china. with a better consultation with them. a part of the human rights, the information's fear in china is totally different from canada, the united states, and japan. the people in china do not share the same information as we have here. you can compare it to no. parts of -- prices, literature and the peace prize, information deficient inside the countries is totally different. very littl
first thing is energy. east china sea, when president hu jintao made a visit to japan in 2008, we made agreement with the chinese government to exploit the oil wells in east china sea. we wanted to start the consultation based on agreement that china refusing to hold meetings. even though there was agreement between the two leaders of the countries, no development. we're very much disappointed with that situation. a sobering issue, there are claiming it is their island. a totally different...
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energy technologies. you know, one of the things on this cliff is the end of the wind energy production tax which has been so incredibly successful in helping build this wind industry that is ready to take off but still needs a bit more support. clean energy, to my state, illinois, the middle west where we got lots of wind. it's free. and investing in wind energy, if that expires we're being to lose 7,000 jobs in illinois alone because of the failure to help invest in the wind energy industry. mr. johnson: well, it's not profitable at had time for private industry to invest in such a new way of producing energy. there's no profit in it. they won't do it. but government, having the leadership and the vision to understand where we need to go, how we need to take our people into the future, our leadership, we, the public policy apparatus, the government, we the people, the government, us, we have a responsibility not just to enhance short-term profits, we have a responsibility as a government to plan and pre
energy technologies. you know, one of the things on this cliff is the end of the wind energy production tax which has been so incredibly successful in helping build this wind industry that is ready to take off but still needs a bit more support. clean energy, to my state, illinois, the middle west where we got lots of wind. it's free. and investing in wind energy, if that expires we're being to lose 7,000 jobs in illinois alone because of the failure to help invest in the wind energy industry....
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potential disaggregation applies to energy and medicine. the affordable care act is being challenged because that represented a disaggregation of supplying the services. solar energy, we have a massive delivery system. what do you do when you try to disaggregate? >> there is almost nobody whose toes we do not step on. you have a status quo. all the campaigns are either going to be offending or undermining the power structure of some entity. the question is how you change incentives. how do you make it painful enough for people, in stepping on their toes, to make them change and step back? we do not aim to be confrontational because we want to be antagonists. we aim for power everywhere, changing all of these entrenched interests. on the corporate side in particular, you end up seeing companies -- this is a great example, around jamba juice. the country uses styrofoam cups. a girl is a big fan. she loves the juice, but hates styrofoam. in some ways, the campaign frustrates jamba juice. others are glad there is the impetus to encourage them t
potential disaggregation applies to energy and medicine. the affordable care act is being challenged because that represented a disaggregation of supplying the services. solar energy, we have a massive delivery system. what do you do when you try to disaggregate? >> there is almost nobody whose toes we do not step on. you have a status quo. all the campaigns are either going to be offending or undermining the power structure of some entity. the question is how you change incentives. how...
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american energy and energy jobs and american energy ind pendens. -- independence [applause] >> and we can have a government in washington that is effective and accountability. leadership is about setting priorities and working together to achieve those goals t. paramount responsibility of the federal government is national defense. and i see some veterans with their hats on. all the veterans, raise your hand. [applause] thank you. thank you for your service to our country and thank your families as well. and we need to have america keep our promises to our veterans and their families for the benefits they've errand. more over, we have new threats from washington t. sequestration deal which is threatening 2,000 jobs in virge and our readyness. what has the senate done? absolutely nothing. no budgets for the last three and a half years. a lot of members of congress shouldn't get paid if they don't make aprop relations. what does president obama and opponent jim mccain say? we need to raise taxes. that's the right reaction because that would mean fewer jobs. and i want to be real clear.
american energy and energy jobs and american energy ind pendens. -- independence [applause] >> and we can have a government in washington that is effective and accountability. leadership is about setting priorities and working together to achieve those goals t. paramount responsibility of the federal government is national defense. and i see some veterans with their hats on. all the veterans, raise your hand. [applause] thank you. thank you for your service to our country and thank your...
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we are energy companies. with a vast diversity of forms of energy that we produce and consume and send around the world. the second point which is an important consideration as it relates to climate, as you know, climate has been a discussion in the united states for the past decade or so. today carbon emissions in the united states are at 1992 levels. we have literally led the world in reducing our carbon emissions. now why is that? the first part of that is because the economy has slowed down and that's not a positive as we know. we need to get people back to work, we need to get them -- get the economy recovered. but the second part of it, which is a major contributor, in reducing carbon emissions is for burning a lot more clean-burning natural gas today. it's displacing other forms of energy. that natural gas was made possible because of our modern techniques and technologies, hydraulic fracturing, specifically, where we've been able to produce vast amounts of clean-burning natural gas right here in the u
we are energy companies. with a vast diversity of forms of energy that we produce and consume and send around the world. the second point which is an important consideration as it relates to climate, as you know, climate has been a discussion in the united states for the past decade or so. today carbon emissions in the united states are at 1992 levels. we have literally led the world in reducing our carbon emissions. now why is that? the first part of that is because the economy has slowed down...
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but this is nontransportation. 40% of our energy consumption is hvac. heating and cooling buildings, build they be residential, commercial or factory. 35% is transportation. and california in 1978 passed building standards under then governor brown who was known partially for this in the doons burry as governor moonbeam but he got it passed. so every building in california had energy standards and it's made california very efficient. these are the kinds of things -- i said portman and sheheen have been compromising. my view, katrina -- sorry -- sandy gave some impetus to dealing with climate change. and i said in new york we're going to pay for climate change one way or another. we can pay for it after each natural disaster. we in new york have had 50 -- sorry -- we have had 300 or -- sorry. phrasing it wrong. we have had in the last three or four years we have had once in a hundred year disasters with irene, with sandy. and so, you know, i think it will give some impetus to deal with climate change, but even if we can't reach compromise on that, there'
but this is nontransportation. 40% of our energy consumption is hvac. heating and cooling buildings, build they be residential, commercial or factory. 35% is transportation. and california in 1978 passed building standards under then governor brown who was known partially for this in the doons burry as governor moonbeam but he got it passed. so every building in california had energy standards and it's made california very efficient. these are the kinds of things -- i said portman and sheheen...
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when you need the energy, -- windmills are a great disaster. when you need the energy, the wind is not blowing. when the wind blows, the sucker's explode. did you see it? the suckers blowup. they'll want windmills' until they say to put them in their backyard. go to cape cod and see how the environmentalists feel about windmills. there was the consummate else's neighborhood, but not in there's a good look at what happened to ornia.prings, calif. you feel like you're in a bad version of disneyland. what it does to the environment, windmills are a disaster for the environment. you put them near plants and factories, that is one thing. but when you put them all over your countryside and the sort -- and destroy your countryside and it is a lousy form of energy -- you never heard of cylinder, i'm sure -- solyndra, i'm sure. i could see it going bed. but let it go back in three or four years, not like a couple of months later. [laughter] we'll run businesses. many of us have businesses big and you make good deals and you make bad deals, but they take
when you need the energy, -- windmills are a great disaster. when you need the energy, the wind is not blowing. when the wind blows, the sucker's explode. did you see it? the suckers blowup. they'll want windmills' until they say to put them in their backyard. go to cape cod and see how the environmentalists feel about windmills. there was the consummate else's neighborhood, but not in there's a good look at what happened to ornia.prings, calif. you feel like you're in a bad version of...
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felt as though, after september 11, the diversion, and the distraction of the nation's concern and energy into iraq was unpardonable. i felt what -- it was inept and corrupt and opaque. those were tough years for me. i was motivated to see barack obama, sort of a surprise, really. i could not believe we had gotten such a real person, to make it through the filter system of our politics. it meant a lot to me. i know it would have meant a huge amount to my father. i think of him often. so, again, in 2012, kim and i went on the road for obama. we did about three dozen events. it restored my faith in the country, to meet these people who had committed themselves to this reelection campaign. it was the largest grass-roots event we have ever seen in this country. the people involved were fundamentally such good people, i felt. it really meant a lot to me to be involved in an. they were smart, too. they did it really well. they were committed to this mission and they really carried it out beautifully. i should say also that although i am a relentless democrats, i do believe that a dialogue betwe
felt as though, after september 11, the diversion, and the distraction of the nation's concern and energy into iraq was unpardonable. i felt what -- it was inept and corrupt and opaque. those were tough years for me. i was motivated to see barack obama, sort of a surprise, really. i could not believe we had gotten such a real person, to make it through the filter system of our politics. it meant a lot to me. i know it would have meant a huge amount to my father. i think of him often. so, again,...
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does that give energy to the tea party and combine to make a brand that is bigger and broader than just the tea party that is more activist and it is just as big matchup? it is an open question. a lot of scholars will look at the tea party and say it is conservative. but one indication that this trend is at a low point is that if you take 2011 as the time you will study the tea party, you might actually be studying it at a low point of libertarian party is a patient. you might be fooled into thinking it is a very conservative leaning group. because the data shows that if you look at the whole trend from the beginning through 2012, you see the end and flow of libertarian participation. >> on that note, you -- i would like to thank our panelists for coming. and i would like to invite everyone out into the lobby for the reception. if you're looking for a restaurant, and you are on the second floor, look for a yellow stripe. thank you for coming today. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you can see a
does that give energy to the tea party and combine to make a brand that is bigger and broader than just the tea party that is more activist and it is just as big matchup? it is an open question. a lot of scholars will look at the tea party and say it is conservative. but one indication that this trend is at a low point is that if you take 2011 as the time you will study the tea party, you might actually be studying it at a low point of libertarian party is a patient. you might be fooled into...
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wind energy and veterans. i spent more than 20 years in the wind industry as a technology development engineer. in those days we saw some spectacular failures and dramatic failures, but every year we put more into the technology development. little bit this year in the aerodynamics, gear box, foundation, every year a little incremental improvement in the control systems, field testing so we understood what was going on and the power electronics, and today we have an industry that is a spectacular industry. . the touchins produce power for five cents per kilowatt. it's been a successful business. the united states dominated that business because of consistent policies, consistent tax policies. we could rely on the policies being there year after year. investors came in, engineers came in. in the early 1980's those policies began to change and the technology began to leave our country and we've seen -- i've seen in my career the incentives come and go over the years. i can tell you it's devastating to the indust
wind energy and veterans. i spent more than 20 years in the wind industry as a technology development engineer. in those days we saw some spectacular failures and dramatic failures, but every year we put more into the technology development. little bit this year in the aerodynamics, gear box, foundation, every year a little incremental improvement in the control systems, field testing so we understood what was going on and the power electronics, and today we have an industry that is a...
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we can make more, nader -- energy using solar energy. without in danger in some of our greatest land and natural resources. >> would drill? >> have to stop it right there. we will have closing statements. >> this was a lot of fun. i'm asking you today to support me and sent to congress. we must get our economy going. we must put the middle class back to work and we must protect our seniors and protect medicare and protect social security. we must have an education system that is second to none. you have my commitment that i will work with republicans and democrats. right now, we have a congress that gets nothing done because they are more concerned about pinning the tail on the donkey or trying to lasso the elephant. the american people have been lost. i will make sure that we keep the prosperity of this country and we work to ensure for future generations that they have a future. put me in congress and i will work for you. our next closing statement is from kyrsten sinema. >> i'm running for congress because i want things to be better f
we can make more, nader -- energy using solar energy. without in danger in some of our greatest land and natural resources. >> would drill? >> have to stop it right there. we will have closing statements. >> this was a lot of fun. i'm asking you today to support me and sent to congress. we must get our economy going. we must put the middle class back to work and we must protect our seniors and protect medicare and protect social security. we must have an education system that...
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again, reform of their energy policy could open them. what is interesting, and without going into detail, these were the two issues -- the liver migration, labor markets and energy, which were excluded from nafta because the more politically impossible to deal with. now all of the said they may be possible to deal with, which would have are really enormous profound effect on economic relations between the two countries if progress can be made on these two issues together. let me just say one other thing on the marijuana issue and legalization in washington and colorado. it is very interesting. the reaction from mexico was pretty quick. the reaction was, does mexico have to change its policy now? why are we defending a border in trying to prevent importation of marijuana when in fact the u.s. has legalized it in two states? it is legal there, and we're sacrificing mexican lives to prevent it from getting their. i hope peÑa nieto does not, that attitude in mind, but the attitude that this legalization sort of signifies a trend in the u.s.
again, reform of their energy policy could open them. what is interesting, and without going into detail, these were the two issues -- the liver migration, labor markets and energy, which were excluded from nafta because the more politically impossible to deal with. now all of the said they may be possible to deal with, which would have are really enormous profound effect on economic relations between the two countries if progress can be made on these two issues together. let me just say one...
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we spend money, and energy exploration. let me answer it this way. i told you about the roundtables. a farmer told me we can save billions of dollars taking away the farm subsidiesd with a bettr safety net. i went to sen. thune from south dakota. he got it amended into the farm bill and it passed in july. it can be the china currency bill. i teamed up with kay bailey hutchinson -- i can list 10 or 15 things that were good, bipartisan efforts that are making a difference. >> treasurer mandel? >> that is washington speak. he's been in washington two decades. he has voted with his political party 95% of the time. he's a rubber stamp. i will stay away from the bosses on both sides and lobbyists and very powerful interests. my boss is the 11.5 million people in ohio. nobody will push me around. >> sen. brown. the senate -- they have not passed a budget in the last three years. senator, your party has been in charge of the senate in tha t time. how much blame do you share for that? have you had a conversation with sen. reid about
we spend money, and energy exploration. let me answer it this way. i told you about the roundtables. a farmer told me we can save billions of dollars taking away the farm subsidiesd with a bettr safety net. i went to sen. thune from south dakota. he got it amended into the farm bill and it passed in july. it can be the china currency bill. i teamed up with kay bailey hutchinson -- i can list 10 or 15 things that were good, bipartisan efforts that are making a difference. >> treasurer...
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to be a good general, you need enormous physical energy and intellectual energy. right now, we have generals who are all very fit, but many of them do not have that intellectual energy. an example would be tommy franks. not well-educated in generalship. thinking about politics but that is not his job. it is said that the job of the general is to connect the political and the military. the military operations have to have political consequences. >> you can find all of this program in this c-span video library. we're going to take that to the woodrow wilson center for a discussion on the the middle east and u.s. foreign policy. the conversation includes robert malloy. they're just getting started here on c-span. >> my colleague who is the president for new initiatives and a distinguished order -- scholar for the center, will moderate and take questions. we have a number of people, so aaron will be taking questions from you here. you have been coming to our meetings over a number of years, so let me say that he is the author of the forthcoming book "can america have
to be a good general, you need enormous physical energy and intellectual energy. right now, we have generals who are all very fit, but many of them do not have that intellectual energy. an example would be tommy franks. not well-educated in generalship. thinking about politics but that is not his job. it is said that the job of the general is to connect the political and the military. the military operations have to have political consequences. >> you can find all of this program in this...
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and the share of renewable energy in the cobol energy mix. this year, companies and development latencies have committed more than $50 billion in financing for sustainable energy. if -- and that is a big if -- governments create the right commercial environment. more than 60 countries in africa, asia, and latin america have begun action plans to bring energy investors to their markets. these investments will lower the high prices that many poor people pay today as well as increasing access to sustainable energy and opening new markets for american businesses. the united states has another initiative to tackle the pernicious aspect of energy poverty. cookstoves. nearly 3 billion people, that is almost half the world's population, don't have access to modern cooking technology. they just have fires, often inside their homes, which cause toxic air pollution, killing nearly two million people, mostly women and children, every year. think about that. millions dying because of something as simple, as ordinary, as vital to their survival as the stov
and the share of renewable energy in the cobol energy mix. this year, companies and development latencies have committed more than $50 billion in financing for sustainable energy. if -- and that is a big if -- governments create the right commercial environment. more than 60 countries in africa, asia, and latin america have begun action plans to bring energy investors to their markets. these investments will lower the high prices that many poor people pay today as well as increasing access to...
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we've doubled the production of clean energy. because of the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform, the war in iraq is over. the war in afghanistan is ending. al qaeda is on the run. osama bin laden is dead. we've made real progress these past four years. but, iowa, we're here tonight because we've got more work to do. we're not done yet on this journey. we've got more road to travel. as long as there's a single american who wants a job but can't find one -- as long as there are families working harder but still falling behind -- as long as there's a child anywhere in des moines, anywhere in iowa, anywhere in this country languishing in poverty, barred from opportunity -- our work isn't done. our fight for change goes on. because we know this nation cannot succeed without a growing, thriving middle class and sturdy ladders for everybody who is willing to work to get into that middle class. our fight goes on because america has always done best when everybody has got a fair shot, and everybody is doing their
we've doubled the production of clean energy. because of the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform, the war in iraq is over. the war in afghanistan is ending. al qaeda is on the run. osama bin laden is dead. we've made real progress these past four years. but, iowa, we're here tonight because we've got more work to do. we're not done yet on this journey. we've got more road to travel. as long as there's a single american who wants a job but can't find one -- as long as...
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the problem is really in the energy sector. without a carbon tax, you're not directly getting at that. >> i think the carbon tax makes enormous sense to do with the environment impact of energy use. you can design one in a way that does not cause too much harm for american industries that compete with folks abroad. consumption tax, there are things you can do to treat the income tax to make it look more like a consumption tax. >> i want each of you to give me your thoughts at the end of the day, what do you think the tax code will look like with his conversations between the cop -- between the president speaker boehner are done? >> i think we will have slightly higher marginal tax rates on some high-income tax -- and these 1 high income tax payer. i think there will be a variety of tax exclusions and deductions that are scaled back modestly. >> if scaled-back means capped in some way, i agree completely. rex i think we will see some of those things will back. the top rate will be either 39.6 or 35. it will be somewhere in betwe
the problem is really in the energy sector. without a carbon tax, you're not directly getting at that. >> i think the carbon tax makes enormous sense to do with the environment impact of energy use. you can design one in a way that does not cause too much harm for american industries that compete with folks abroad. consumption tax, there are things you can do to treat the income tax to make it look more like a consumption tax. >> i want each of you to give me your thoughts at the...
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and it may be and the cougars of energy -- and may be under th of energy. >> matt, as we see the latino population getting bigger, more affluent, more politically involved and also the culturally-based and more conservative family, somebody mentioning that the gates open up for equal opportunity, if there is a legitimate latino candidate in the future, will they be able to coalesce with the african-american vote just as president obama has taken the coalition of both latinos and african-americans? would a hispanic be able to do the same thing? >> i think so. i think there are a lot of similarities. if you'll look at the congressional candidates out there that now represent districts that are both black and latino, they're doing that out rich and they're finding that there are some similarities in these communities. we do sometimes see disagreements in primaries were blacks and latinos support candidates from their own communities. but we're starting to see more latino candidates emerging. to do that, they know they need to build good strong relationships with the african- american commu
and it may be and the cougars of energy -- and may be under th of energy. >> matt, as we see the latino population getting bigger, more affluent, more politically involved and also the culturally-based and more conservative family, somebody mentioning that the gates open up for equal opportunity, if there is a legitimate latino candidate in the future, will they be able to coalesce with the african-american vote just as president obama has taken the coalition of both latinos and...
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so there is an opportunity on immigration reform and tax reform and energy. and then i could put a whole series if you made a decision that we will benefit from learning from this election. >> i'd like to respond to that by pointing out a lot of these vick toirs senate candidates ran as far as from barack obama as it was possible to do and still be in the same party. today just for depun google or go to youtube and watch the last ten heidi hite camp ads in north dakota for the keystone pipeline, for increasing coal production, for offshore drilling for oil, for fixing obama care. joe donnelly, okay he beat richard mourdock in indiana but the idea that people were voting for keeping obama care as is and his spending agenda, it's not backed up by the data. joe donnelly is as prolife, promarriage as you can be and be a democrat and be in the party. look at tim cain who was chairman of the d.n.c. two years ago. he's basically running ads criticizing barack obama on raising tax on small business in virginia. so i don't think it's going to wash to say this is an ac
so there is an opportunity on immigration reform and tax reform and energy. and then i could put a whole series if you made a decision that we will benefit from learning from this election. >> i'd like to respond to that by pointing out a lot of these vick toirs senate candidates ran as far as from barack obama as it was possible to do and still be in the same party. today just for depun google or go to youtube and watch the last ten heidi hite camp ads in north dakota for the keystone...
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the other thing i would add is the america's energy futures. that is a whole different presentation. i have to get back to work. i am sure you do, too. we set out to revitalize the alliance's. we decided to engage more deeply to advance our interests. as a result, these determinations, the president ended the war in iraq. he has started a path for transition in afghanistan. and doing so, the president has dramatically improved america poses strategic freedom of maneuver so that our posture alliances -- by renewing our leadership and ensure our focus matches our priorities and resources, and a laser light focus. for the geographic part of this, the president made a decision on the outlook to increase our focus on the asian pacific in terms of resources, diplomatic efforts, engagement, both with nations and regional institutions, and in terms of policy. secateurs clinton became the first secretary of state to make her inaugural trip to asia. the first foreign leader the president met with in the oval office was the prime minister of japan. these
the other thing i would add is the america's energy futures. that is a whole different presentation. i have to get back to work. i am sure you do, too. we set out to revitalize the alliance's. we decided to engage more deeply to advance our interests. as a result, these determinations, the president ended the war in iraq. he has started a path for transition in afghanistan. and doing so, the president has dramatically improved america poses strategic freedom of maneuver so that our posture...
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that was a failure to put resources, focus, and energy into working on each constituency that could have voted down the bill. the pro-life democrats being a great example. about $1 million out of the $80 million that was spent had been focused on that, maybe it would have voted differently and we would not be talking about obamacare today. >> i have two questions. the first is is there an acknowledgement that the demographics in this country, that is changing, there is a changing face of america, what do you do about that? what happens now that you have the fiscal cliff? you have this deadline, how does that change? does your approach change post- election now? >> there is definitely a demographic change. we all recognize that. there is a school of people that work in demographics who said that if romney had won this election it would be the last national election that a republican would win under the same rules and principles. if you look at the numbers and there was a zogby poll that came out this afternoon that shows where -- how those numbers have changed over the last two or four ye
that was a failure to put resources, focus, and energy into working on each constituency that could have voted down the bill. the pro-life democrats being a great example. about $1 million out of the $80 million that was spent had been focused on that, maybe it would have voted differently and we would not be talking about obamacare today. >> i have two questions. the first is is there an acknowledgement that the demographics in this country, that is changing, there is a changing face of...
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. >> i think they did provide the energy and enthusiasm that helped republicans win house in 2010 and i think many of those same house members elected in 2010 will be the primary obstacle to a deal on the fiscal cliff. those words have not been mentioned but i think people will be asking about and that will be the focus going forward. those tea party members or whatever they call themselves are still there and they are still a conservative and holding the same views. >> don't forget, senate leadership elections will be interesting on the republican side. the election of ted crews and what he and that doing push in that caucus to the right, the strength of rand paul. republican senators don't have a lot of ability to stop what's happening in the senate. >> that's right. the other tea party-aligned incoming senator from nebraska -- most people have paid attention to the ones who lost because of their comment about rape. they did not do badly. but only 10 or 11, if alan west loses his recount. but only 10 members of the class were defeated the mets on a bad ratio. >> there was so much co
. >> i think they did provide the energy and enthusiasm that helped republicans win house in 2010 and i think many of those same house members elected in 2010 will be the primary obstacle to a deal on the fiscal cliff. those words have not been mentioned but i think people will be asking about and that will be the focus going forward. those tea party members or whatever they call themselves are still there and they are still a conservative and holding the same views. >> don't...
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the system of encouraging the energy-efficient flood tanks that will be installed in closets. but it inflicted pain on innocent victims at a time when they are the most vulnerable. thank you for your willingness to listen to our concerns and the opportunity to speak to you today. >> thank you for that excellently crafted statement. i have directed the staff to begin working on some of those suggestions. although the flood insurance is not the jurisdiction of this committee, we will look at that request and ferret it over to the appropriate jurisdiction. >> thank you for inviting me to speak. since the storm hit, we have done little else. our previous experience, we were among the first responders in 9/11 for the small business community. a few years later, i was privileged to travel to louisiana when we were confronting hurricane katrina in laying out a strategy for that effort. she has since returned the favor many times over by sharing information, materials, and she also chairs the national committee on disaster recovery that is working to institutionalize the best practice
the system of encouraging the energy-efficient flood tanks that will be installed in closets. but it inflicted pain on innocent victims at a time when they are the most vulnerable. thank you for your willingness to listen to our concerns and the opportunity to speak to you today. >> thank you for that excellently crafted statement. i have directed the staff to begin working on some of those suggestions. although the flood insurance is not the jurisdiction of this committee, we will look...